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| Rare Figural Swallow-Bird Forbes Bronze Mission. A "Must Have" For Any Mission Bell Collection. We were lucky enough to get 2 of these figural flying bird mission bells. This is the last one. It is so "California" looking and looks grand displayed with any collection of Forbes Mission bells. Heavy weight bronze, original clapper. Mint undamaged condition. A beauty! . Size 4" x 2 1/4". We are not sure which Mission this bell is from...the swallows always go back to San Juan Capistrano...but birds are often found at many of the California Missions, as they fly South for the winter. Please see all pictures below and our other auctions for additional vintage bells. Many of these bells are from the estates of Jan Edmonson, past president of the American Bell Association, and Margret Liffel, an large Oregon bell collector. Buyer to pay $7.00 shipping and handling, plus insurance set at close. |
![[El Camino Map]](http://www.cahighways.org/images/elcaminomap.gif) The history of El Camino Real and its bells, is quite interesting. At the same time that the American colonies were rebelling against England, a handful of Spaniards and Mexicans established outposts up the California coast. The first was established in 1769 at San Diego, when they established a fortress and a Franciscan mission. A footpath, called The El Camino Real, or Kings Highway, was created to connect the outputs. Each outpost, called a Mission, was situated in areas where large populations of Indians lived and where the soil was fertile enough to sustain a settlement. As time progressed and more Missions were built, the footpath became a roadway wide enough to accommodate horses and wagons. It was not, however, until the last Mission in Sonoma was completed in 1823, that this little pathway became a real route. From that point, a series of small self-reliant religious missions were established. Each was a day's travel apart and linked by El Camino Real, Overall, El Camino Real ("The King's Highway") linked 21 missions, pueblos and four presidios from San Diego to Sonoma. These missions, pueblos, and presidos include:
- Missions:
- San Francisco de Solano (Sonoma Mission) (1823). Sonoma County.
- San Rafael Arcángel (1817) . Marin County.
- San Francisco de Asís [also known as Mission Delores] (1776). San Francisco County.
- San José (1797). Alameda County.
- Santa Clara de Asís (1777) Santa Clara County.
- Santa Cruz (1791). Santa Cruz County.
- San Juan Bautista (1797). San Benito County.
- San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo (1770), also known as Carmel Mission. Monterey County
- San Antonio de Padua (1771). Monterey County.
- Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (1791) . Monterey County.
- San Miguel Arcangel (1797). San Luis Obispo County.
- San Luis Obispo de Tolosa (1772). San Luis Obispo County.
- La Purísima Concepción (1787). Santa Barbara County.
- Santa Inés (1804). Santa Barbara County.
- Santa Bárbara (1786). Santa Barbara County.
- San Buenaventura (1782). Ventura County.
- San Fernando Rey de España (1797). Los Angeles County.
- San Gabriel Archangel (1771). Los Angeles County.
- San Juan Capistrano (1776). Orange County.
- San Luis Rey de Francia (1798). San Diego County.
- San Diego de Alcalá (1769). San Diego County.
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